Kristin and Bill met while working at a restaurant in Mystic. "Bill was the executive chef and co-owner, and I was working part-time while attending grad school," says Kristin. "Bill had said he'd never date anyone he worked with—but that rule went out the window when he met me!" Two years later the couple moved to White Plains, NY, to open a gourmet sandwich shop together, "but we decided we wanted to marry in the area where we met and fell in love," Kristin explains. She wore a Romona Keveza gown.

The programs were made using book covers, a tribute to the couple's shared love of reading. "We collected books at tag sales," says Kristin, "and after removing the jackets, we donated them to a local counseling center."

The festivities then moved to Saltwater Farm Vineyard. At cocktail hour, mango passionfruit vodka cocktails and flatbread sandwiches (mini versions of those the couple serve in their shop) were on offer.

Each table had its own designated napkin pattern (the fabrics matched those tied to the escort cards). Menu cards featured a drawing done by Bill's father. Dinner—mahi mahi and filet mignon—was catered by A Thyme to Cook.